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Mayor Ginther Continues to Ignore the Issue of Racism Within the Columbus Police Department
Joe Motil, a former City Council candidate and outspoken critic of the Columbus Police Department states that, “ It really should come as no surprise that Black America and others who have lost all faith and hope with how police…
// Opinion
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As billionaire landlords demand June’s rent, City government braces for eviction court hearings
Victoria Sadowski is a 26-year-old grad student at OSU who pays $975 in rent and fees for a single bedroom at Heritage Apartments in Grandview, an aging complex where hundreds live.
In comparison to some of the luxury apartments going up…
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As Wendy’s greenhouse defense crumbles, allies look to hold company accountable
As Wendy’s greenhouse defense crumbles, allies look to hold company accountable at tomorrow’s annual shareholder meeting…
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster to Wendy’s: “Given the life-or-death stakes of unsafe working conditions under COVID-19,…
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Laid-off worker refuses to leave shuttered factory
Working Man is a modest story set against the economic landscape that has left thousands of factory workers without jobs. It’s like a fictional counterpart of last year’s award-winning documentary American Factory. (Until it isn’t—of which, more…
// Opinion